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What you should know about cyber risk

Cyber liability is a hot topic these days and rightfully so. Electronic breaches are happening on a more regular basis and law firms are attractive targets to hackers due to their vast repositories of sensitive data.

3 ways to make the holiday season fun and meaningful

If the job of making your firm’s annual event a hit has fallen into your in-basket, here are a few ideas that combine camaraderie with charity.

The Solo Practice Starter Kit

In an ideal world, you start your own practice with a roster of blue-chip clients, staffers who hang on your every word, lots of start-up money, and every kind of insurance you could ever need.

Set goals, protect income when starting solo

New lawyers practising on their own should develop a business plan and set goals to be achieved.

Lawyers Financial developing retirement plan for legal community

The legal community may soon be able to get in on the ground floor of an “innovative” retirement plan designed specifically for lawyers and their staff, says Dawn Marchand, vice-president of marketing, product and direct distribut

3 Reasons to jump on the company pension plan

If you are lucky enough to have a company-sponsored pension plan, it’s likely a defined contribution (DC) plan and your employer may offer some amount of matching, meaning they will also be contributing to your retirement savings goal.

Going Solo - 3 tips from the field

Sara Forte, an employment lawyer, recently sat down with Lawyers Financial to reflect on her experience starting a firm and building a team. By all accounts, her practical and intuitive approach to success is working. Below are her top three tips.

Time is on your side

Would you be in a better financial position if you spent more time managing your finances and less time doing your job? Time is money and there is real value in outsourcing the time to plan, compare alternatives, research options, stay current on tax laws, and execute your financial plan.

3 ways to maximize a cash windfall

It’s not unrealistic for you to ponder the possibility of a modest cash windfall in your lifetime. It could be an unusually large bonus, profit from the sale of your business, or an inheritance.

Spring Cleaning your finances in 5 steps

Spring time is the ideal opportunity to have a chat with your Lawyers Financial Advisor and do a little spring cleaning on your family finances.

Lawyers Financial Advisory Services Inc. (LFAS) is licensed to sell life and accident & sickness insurance across Canada. LFAS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lawyers Financial and promotes and distributes Lawyers Financial products and plans across Canada.